[QUOTE=Basandre]
I have recently added a bottle of fish sauce to my cabinet o’ ingredients. I bought it because I keep coming across it in Asian recipes that I want to try. I understand it’s not one of those ingredients that can be left out or substituted for easily, as it’s got a strong taste. I plan to try this soup recipe, and this dish.
Does anyone have any other suggestions for dishes I can make that use fish sauce? I don’t have access to a lot of other Asian-specific ingredients - the fish sauce came back with me from a trip to the nearest large city, which is a trip I don’t make often.
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I made a peppercorn garlic pork dish yesterday that was pretty kick ass and doesn’t require alot of fancy ingredients. This is how I made it (courtesy of Victor Sodsook):
2 porkchops cut into medallions (the recipe called for pork tenderloin, but I didn’t have any)
8 garlic cloves minced
2 teaspoons of coarse black pepper
Cook the garlic and pepper for about a minute in a heated wok at medium heat.
Then turn up to high and add the pork and fry for 30 seconds
Add 1/4 cup sweet dark soy (I used regular soy and planned to add molasses, but alas, we were out so I used liquid honey)
add 1/4 cup fish sause cook for 1.5 minutes and serve over rice.